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Sindhu has been the most consistent performer in the World Championships in the last few years with two back-to-back silver and as many bronze medals.
It is the first time that Japan has won both the men's and women's singles titles at the tournament.
Fifth-seeded Sindhu downed third seed Okuhara 21-14, 21-7 in just 44 minutes. She will take on second seed Chen Yu Fei of China in the semifinals.
Fifth-seed Sindhu, who is eyeing her first title of the season, defeated Blichfeldt 21-14, 17-21, 21-11 in a match that lasted 62 minutes.
World No 5 Sindhu reached the semifinals at India Open and Singapore Open, besides a couple of quarterfinal appearances at Indonesia and ABC but a title has remained elusive.
Momota dug deep to fight back from 16-11 behind in the second game to force a decider.
PV Sindhu lost 7-21, 11-21 to world no. 3 Okuhara in a lop-sided contest.
It is Sindhu's second semifinal of the season, following a last-four finish at the India Open last month.
Sameer Verma continued his impressive run, beating China's Lu Guangzu 21-15, 21-18.
Saina will face a tough test next when she faces three-time world champion Carolina Marin of Spain on Saturday.